ailt

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish alt (height, cliff), from Proto-Celtic *altos (compare Welsh allt).

Noun

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ailt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural ailteanna)

  1. (geography) steep-sided glen; ravine
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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ailt m

  1. inflection of alt (joint, juncture; alto):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailt n-ailt hailt not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ailt f

  1. viola (string instrument of the violin family)
    Synonym: ailt-fhidheall

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailt n-ailt h-ailt t-ailt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.